Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 10:22-25

22Forכִּי֩kiH3588the king hadלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428the shipsאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659at seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220withעִ֖ם'imH5973Hiram’sחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438fleetאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590,and onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every three yearsלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜יםle.sha.Losh sha.NimH7969 H8141the shipsאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659would arriveתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935bearingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

23So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010surpassedוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24The wholeוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605worldהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853an audienceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440with Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25דְּבַר־de.var-H1697Yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141after yearוְהֵ֣מָּה בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סve.He.mah be.sha.NahH8141 H1992, eachvisitorאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376would bringמְבִאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935his tributeמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503:articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩ וּכְלֵ֨יkhe.Sef u.khe.LeiH3701 H3627and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,clothingוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsוְנֵ֣שֶׁקve.Ne.shekH5402,spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

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